Research Reports Initiation on Financial Stocks -- New York Community Bancorp, People's United Financial, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Washington Federal

On Monday, January 09, 2017, US markets slumped into a bearish trend as losses were broad based with seven out of nine sectors ending the trading session in red. The NASDAQ Composite was the only one of the three major US indices that ended the day in green, up 0.19%. However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 edged 0.38% and 0.35% lower, respectively. Pre-market today, Stock-Callers.com assesses the following stocks: New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: NYCB), People's United Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: PBCT), Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (NYSE: JLL), and Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD). You can access our complimentary research reports on these stocks now at:

Westbury, New York-based New York Community Bancorp Inc.'s stock edged 0.88% lower, to close the day at $15.77. The stock recorded a trading volume of 2.84 million. New York Community Bancorp's shares have gained 13.95% in the previous three months and 8.29% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading 0.50% and 6.42% above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, respectively. Additionally, shares of the Company, which operates as a holding company for New York Community Bank and New York Commercial Bank that offer banking products and financial services in Metro New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, and Arizona, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 46.79.

On December 21st, 2016, research firm Raymond James downgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Outperform' to 'Market Perform'. Visit us today and download your complete report on NYCB for free at:

On Monday, shares in Bridgeport, Connecticut headquartered People's United Financial Inc. ended the session 0.77% higher at $19.27 with a total volume of 2.81 million shares traded. People's United Financial's shares have gained 23.00% in the last three months and 34.71% in the previous one year. Shares of the Company, which operates as the bank holding company for People's United Bank, National Association that provides commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management services to individual, corporate, and municipal customers, are trading at a PE ratio of 21.15. The stock is trading 4.52% above its 50-day moving average and 19.89% above its 200-day moving average. Moreover, the Company's shares have an RSI of 55.63.

On January 06th, 2017, research firm Wells Fargo initiated a 'Market Perform' rating on the Company's stock. The complimentary research report on PBCT can be accessed at:

On Monday, shares in Chicago, Illinois headquartered Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. recorded a trading volume of 611,505 shares, which was higher than their three months average volume of 448,300 shares. The stock ended the day 0.08% lower at $106.64. Shares of the Company, which provides commercial real estate and investment management services worldwide, are trading at a PE ratio of 13.93. Jones Lang LaSalle's stock has advanced 3.09% in the last one month and 1.11% in the previous three months. The Company is trading above its 50-day moving average by 7.21%. Furthermore, Jones Lang LaSalle's shares have an RSI of 68.17. Register for free on Stock-Callers.com and download the PDF research report on JLL at:

Seattle, Washington headquartered Washington Federal Inc.'s stock finished Monday's session 1.17% lower at $33.65 with a total volume of 349,262 shares traded. Over the last one month and the previous three months, Washington Federal's shares have gained 0.30% and 26.21%, respectively. Furthermore, the stock has surged 57.48% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 4.78% and 26.51%, respectively. Shares of Washington Federal, which operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal, National Association that provides financial services in the US, are trading at a PE ratio of 18.83. The stock has an RSI of 50.72. Get free access to your research report on WAFD at:

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